scotty Posted November 18, 2013 Share I have always understood to be time from the 'gun' to crossing the timing mats at the end .....Yeah, time of batch start irrespective of where you are, front or back, to when you cross the timing mat at end. One thing i did not notice was timing mats along the route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBS Posted November 18, 2013 Share One thing i did not notice was timing mats along the route. There were quite a few timing mats along the way. Andrew Steer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted November 18, 2013 Share Yeah, time of batch start irrespective of where you are, front or back, to when you cross the timing mat at end. One thing i did not notice was timing mats along the route. The announcer asked people not to all try and bunch up at the front as timing only starts once you cross the mat ? He said that a few times , you mos know these roadies , all wanna stand in the front . scotty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigghead Posted November 18, 2013 Share To all those who complained about the cost of this event I'd like to point out a few items: Firstly, my house is on the route (Douglas Drive), for a few days before the event the pavements were cleaned up, the road was cleaned and one or two potholes were sorted out. This was not done by the town council but privately and probably paid for by the organisers. Road closure items like barriers etc. were delivered lateish on Saturday evening and were gone by 15h00 yesterday afternoon. Water and bananas etc. on the route were cold at every point I stopped at. The start and finish went off without a hitch. I saw plenty of serious looking accidents and if there were no medics there already, I could hear the emergency vehicles coming up behind me on every occasion. I'll bet those poor cyclists who were taken care of by the medics found good value in their entry fee. Frankly, the well oiled machine that I witnessed yesterday and the peace of mind I had knowing that in the event of an off I would be sorted quickly is worth every penny spent on entry fees, especially considering the fact that I had one or two riders moving across my line and almost taking me out more yesterday than I've seen in the past. Great event once again and looking forward to next year already. My time was 4:08 and some change. Edited November 18, 2013 by Jigghead shaper, Escapee.., Iron Midge and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted November 18, 2013 Share The announcer asked people not to all try and bunch up at the front as timing only starts once you cross the mat ? He said that a few times , you mos know these roadies , all wanna stand in the front . Pretty much the way I understand things to be, first mat to last mat is race time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudoJ Posted November 18, 2013 Share Which climb was the toughest for you guys? The hardest one for me was in Malibongwe just before the N14...heartbreak hill wasn't too bad, not hart broken at all, maybe a light sob or two TK-Sp3cialiSt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 18, 2013 Share I stand, cycle corrected then I lined up near the front of my queue but by the time our batch started I was 2/3 back from all the riders pushing in in front.. The announcer asked people not to all try and bunch up at the front as timing only starts once you cross the mat ? He said that a few times , you mos know these roadies , all wanna stand in the front . dirtrider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catatonic_Joe Posted November 18, 2013 Share I had a great race, 94.7 is the only road race I do and I'll probably do it every year because is flippin awesome, the people, the atmosphere, the route are all amazing. My time was 3:32 CBS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBS Posted November 18, 2013 Share Which climb was the toughest for you guys? The hardest one for me was in Malibongwe just before the N14...heartbreak hill wasn't too bad, not hart broken at all, maybe a light sob or two The whole of the N14 was tough for me. I was stupid enough to try and get up to pass someone on heartbreak hill and had both legs cramp solid. Luckily this happened right next to a physio who applied ice immediately. Had to walk for about 200meters and then I was ok to the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolf Posted November 18, 2013 Share Any news on some of the patients from yesterday? One of our riders from Cycling for Pathways managed to resuscitate a suspected heart attack rider after he fell over next to him. He left when the medics arrived and took over the heart massage. We all hope the rider managed to pull through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudoJ Posted November 18, 2013 Share Frankly, the well oiled machine that I witnessed yesterday and the peace of mind I had knowing that in the event of an off I would be sorted quickly is worth every penny spent on entry fees, especially considering the fact that I had one or two riders moving across my line and almost taking me out more yesterday than I've seen in the past. Great event once again and looking forward to next year already. My time was 4:08 and some change.My thoughts exactly, will be back for next year as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudoJ Posted November 18, 2013 Share The whole of the N14 was tough for me. I was stupid enough to try and get up to pass someone on heartbreak hill and had both legs cramp solid. Luckily this happened right next to a physio who applied ice immediately. Had to walk for about 200meters and then I was ok to the end.My real cramps came just after I washed down the first beer....had to jump up and hobble a bit, was ok afterwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K Posted November 18, 2013 Share I think the Racetec results are preliminary.Yesterday mine was 3:13 and today back to 3:09:12 which agrees exactly with my Garmin which I started on the gun even though I was not near the front of the group. Oh - and toughest climb for me was that last little climb before turning into Waterfall and the finish. I nearly nearly abandoned ship there. Scraped in. Edited November 18, 2013 by Rob K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravz86 Posted November 18, 2013 Share My time was 7 hours , Was my first time and with my mtb, took it really slow for the first half of the race just to keep some energy for the n14 which I walked up. It was so hot..Im glad I finished before the cut off time. I will get a road bike and try again next year and aim for a good time. I really enjoyed it! slowpoke, El Scorcho, LongDonkey and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcza Posted November 18, 2013 Share Enjoyed the race, achieved target. Aborted 2nd lap due to cramps. Turned left at Witkoppen and rode home. Well done to everyone I thought the organisation was brilliant. typhoon, Andrew Steer and DIPSLICK 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyatt Earp Posted November 18, 2013 Share I think the Racetec results are preliminary.Yesterday mine was 3:13 and today back to 3:09:12 which agrees exactly with my Garmin which I started on the gun even though I was not near the front of the group. Oh - and toughest climb for me was that last little climb before turning into Waterfall and the finish. I nearly nearly abandoned ship there. Scraped in. I enjoyed that last climb, I had a lady hanging off my left pocket and my right hand on another ladies bum Escapee.., Mats, typhoon and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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